spent a "lot of time" working on pre-production. After finishing the pre-production process, drums were recorded. On previous records, Squire had used Beat Detective to keep drums "perfectly in time." However, for The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch Squire did not use it as he wished to "preserve the 'groove" of Tom Falcone's drumming. After this, bass and guitars were recorded during the day, and vocals during the night. Squire purposefully staggered the instruments "so that every song [could] have a unique feel." During the sessions, the band recorded "Finger Twist & Split," "Lyrical Lies" and "Teasing to Please (Left Side, Strong Side)" – all songs that had previously been released in demo form. Hacikyan said that the band initially wanted to "pull away" from the songs, but "at the same time, we understand that most people haven’t heard them yet." While preparing a mix, Squire would typically "trigger" the drums, a technique he uses to give the drums a thicker sound. However, the group was against the idea. Squire found it a "fun challenge" making the drums "sound punchy without them." Squire spent a few days doing a mixing draft of the album, with assistance from Paul Leavitt. Then he asked for feedback from both the label and the group. After incorporating the feedback, he finalized the mixes, and sent the album for mastering. Ue Nastasi mastered the recordings at Sterling Sound. Discussing the album's title, Czum said: "we’re nothing ground-breaking [music-wise] but we just like putting our own touch on it". All of the music was written by Cute Is What We Aim For, while all of the lyrics were written by Hacikyan. Typically, when Hacikyan wrote lyrics he had a melody in mind, which the band fit the music around. Hacikyan described the album as being about "the everyday ins-and-outs of social cliques. It’s about the pressure that they put on you, to live up to something that you’re not, to be somebody that someone else wants you to be." The Academy Is... vocalist William Beckett provides guest vocals on "There's a Class for This," while All Time Low performed group vocals on "Teasing to Please (Left Side, Strong Side)" and "Sweet Talk 101." Hacikyan described Beckett as "definitely an idol of mine." Beckett was unable to come to the studio to record his part as he was on tour at the time. Instead,